The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-04-20
SPRING ELECTIONS.
Exciting Municipal Contests-Pro
hibition Defeat in Michigan.

SPRlNG ELECTlUNS.
Exciting Municipal Contests-Pro'
hibition Defeat in Michigan.
The spring elections this year were unusual
" interesting because in some Of the cite.
Labor tickets were in the field, while in Mich.
igan Constitutional amendment forbidding
the liquor traffic was to be voted upon.
PROHIBITION LOST IN MICHIGAN.
Later returns from Michigan were not SO
favorable to the Prohbitionists as the first re-
ports indicated. The latest figures on the
election placed the Republican plurality on
the State ticket at about 5000, while on the
prohibitory amendment the opposition major,
ity was about $500 Prohibition was killed
by the cities and towns. Detroits adverse
majority alone was enough to overcome the ia
vorable vote of the entire State outside of the
city. The Upper Peninsula, too, struck Pro-
hibition a severe blow, giving 1000 to 5000
against the amendment
RHODE ISLAND GOES DEMOCRATIC.
For the first time in twenty-five years
Rhode Island has elected Democratic Gov
ernor. This result was brought about mainly
by the bolt of the leading Republican paper
of the State - the Providence Journal.
The results Of the contest may be sum-
married as follows: John w. Davis
(Deml is elected Governor by 973 majority.
There is no election for Lieutenant-G Governor
or Secretary of State. Ziba .. Slocum(D (Dem.l
is elected Attorney. General by ISIS majori
ty. and j. G. Perry lDenl.) General Treas
urer by 900 majority. The majority
against the Woman Suffrage amendment
is 1928. In Providence the entire Dem
ocratic Assembly ticket is elected. The
Senate stands, Republicans 10, Democrats u,
and there was no election in five cases
The House will comprise q Repub-
tions in ten districts Whether the Repub-
licans or the Democrats have a majority in
the House and upon joint ballot will depend
upon the result in the fifteen districts in
which second elections are to be held. The
new election will also decide the fate Of the
Republican Lieutenant Governor and Secre-
tary of State.
The total vote cast C34.a15 exceeds by more
than G,0O0 any previous Gubernatorial vote.
and exceeds by 1000 the vote cast in the last
Presidential election.
THE CINCINNATI ELECTION.
The triangular fight for control of the city
government was a peculiar one, from the
fact that the partisans of the three tickets
respective leaders and because OF
the uncertainty of the strength of the labor
element, which was well organized and hope
full. The result, as announced by the Elec-
tion Board at II 80 p. NJ. OH the night of cleo
tion day was: Stevenson Labor, II, ,414:
Smith (Rep.l. li,4W: Matson tDem.l 1896.
The Democrats were completely routed,
several of their strongest wards falling into
the hands of the United Labor forces. The
heavy Republican wards. notably the German
ones, barely escaped the same fate.
At \. H.. however. an error was found in
tile counting Ivy which Smith (Rep.) was
elected by about 500 votes. The rest of the
Republican municipal ticket was also elected
THE RESULT IN CHICAGO.
In Chicago the municipal election was the
most exciting ever held, and resulted in the
success of the entire Republican ticket over
the United Labor ticket. The total vote for
Mayor was: Roche. iRepl 1884; Nelson,
United Labor, 23.3OS: Roche's majority,
2s,076. In 1885 the figures were: Harrison,
Dem.) 43, 1852; Smith. (Rep.l 1897. All the
rest Of the Republican ticket, with two or
three exceptions, was also successful. The
Republicans because the Anarchists had
come to the front and declared their deter
mination and expectation Of electing the
United Labor ticket.
ELECTIONS ELSEWHERE.
The election in Cleveland fOr municipal Of
foers was surprise to the Republicans. The
entire Democratic ticket, headed by B. D.
Babcock, the candidate for Mayor, was elect.
ell by about 1900 majority. The Board OF
Aldermen is probably Democratic also. Mr.
Babcock is a prominent business man. Two
years ago the Republicans elected George W.
Gardner Mayor by upward of 5000.
The Hartford tConn.l city election took
place Monday, half the Board OF Aldermen
a,,l oil hpi
The result was Republican Aldermen and
Democrats. and 10 Republican CounciInen
and Is Democrats. Counting those Alder
men who hold over, the city Government
will. on joint ballot, have " Republican
majority of II.
In the election at Toledo Ohio, the chief
issue was whether the saloons should he closed
on Sunday. Tie Republicans nominated a
member of the Law and Order League, while
the Democrats nominated a liberal German.
The fight resulted in /" victory for the
Republicans. by Il ma iOrity Of from JW to
SpJ.
Al the Bridgeport s'onn.) municipal cler-
ticn the Republicans reelected their Mayor
hy 80 aj0rity. ThH Cit! Council is Rcpub-
lran.
In Wisconsin the only State election was
for Associate Judge of the Supreme
Court. Harlow S. Orton (Dcm.l was re-
elected without opposition. Millwanke""ouity
voted on Judge of the Circuit and Judge
uf the Superior. Court. The Democrats and |
Republicans placed fusion ticket in the held !
against the Labor party. The fusion ticket
W ;,S successful by about ",Wn majority. The
Labor party elected about one-ha III the Alder
men and one third of the Super, isoI%.
Colonel William Il. Martin, The Democratic |
has been elected to Congress from |
Texas. to fill the nncxpired term q; John II.
Reagan.